Article January 2, 1978 ISSUE

[Original in German]

There is always a cause for gratitude

MARIA-ROSE ARNOLD

On the way home from a Wednesday evening testimony meeting I thought back on the inspiring testimonies and quietly gave thanks for the glorious proofs of God's power and love expressed in them. I myself had not spoken that evening. Everything was going well for me; there were no problems in regard to health or human relationships. So what could I have said, what could I have given special thanks for?

Wait—I wasn't satisfied with this excuse. I pursued the point until I could see that it was simply impossible for me to be without a cause for gratitude, even for a day. Right when everything is going smoothly we can be thankful that mishaps have never happened—in the allness of God, they are unreal and untrue.

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